Prison mental health in South-East Asia: A narrative review

被引：3

作者：

Arafat, S. M. Yasir ^{[1
,2
]}

Kar, Sujita Kumar ^{[3
]}

Abhayanayake, Chittahari ^{[4
]}

Sharma, Pawan ^{[5
]}

Marthoenis, M. ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Bangladesh Specialized Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Dhaka, Bangladesh

[2] Biomed Res Fdn, Dhaka, Bangladesh

[3] King Georges Med Univ, Dept Psychiat, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

[4] Natl Hosp Kandy, Dept Forens Psychiat, Kandy, Sri Lanka

[5] Patan Acad Hlth Sci, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Lalitpur, Nepal

[6] Univ Syiah Kuala, Dept Psychiat & Mental Hlth Nursing, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

来源：

BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | 2024年 / 14卷 / 08期

关键词：

forensic psychiatry; incarceration; mental health; prison psychiatry; South Asia; PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY; DISORDERS; ILLNESS;

D O I：

10.1002/brb3.70004

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

BackgroundSouth-East Asia is a densely populated region with a considerable, however, under-prioritized mental health burden. Little is known about the mental health burden and services status in the prisons of the region.ObjectivesWe aimed to investigate the individual country-wise prison mental health status in South-East Asian region.MethodsWe performed a narrative review based on the evidence available in PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, Google, and Google Scholar considering the review objectives. We highlighted country perspectives on total population, prison numbers, prisoner numbers, the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and suicide among prisoners, prison mental health services, current challenges, and ways ahead.ResultsWe discussed the prison mental health of five countries (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka). We found overcrowding (131.4%-215.6%) in the prisons, a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the prisons (40%-100%), negligible prison mental health services, and a lack of data on prison suicide with some variations among the five countries. Among the countries, Bangladesh has the highest prevalence (66.4%-100%) of psychiatric morbidity with an absence of a mental health system.ConclusionsPrison mental health in tSouth-East Asia is a neglected domain and warrants attention regarding ensuring adequate mental health services to the prisoners as there are high unmet mental health needs and an absence of poorly supported mental health needs. Prison mental health in South-East Asia is a neglected domain. There is overcrowding (131.4-215.6%) in the prisons, a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the jails (40-100%), negligible prison mental health services, and a lack of data on prison suicide with some variations among the five countries. image

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